わ
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[edit] Japanese
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[edit] Etymology
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 和 in the cursive sōsho style.
[edit] Hiragana character
わ (romaji wa)
- The /wa/ syllable.
- The forty-fourth character in the gojūon ordering of hiragana. The previous character is ろ and the next character is ゐ. The equivalent katakana character is ワ.
[edit] Particle
わ (romaji wa)
- a particle used in the end of sentences, which indicates admiration or emotion
- あなたの髪は長いわね!
- あなたのかみはながいわね。
- Anata no kami wa nagai wa ne.
- Wow, your hair is so long!
- 今、行くわ。
- いま、いくわ。
- Ima, iku wa.
- I'm coming.
- 知らないわ。
- しらないわ。
- Shiranai wa.
- I don't know.
- あなたの髪は長いわね!
[edit] Usage notes
- This particle is mainly used by women.
[edit] Related terms
- For a list of words starting with わ (wa) see: Special:Allpages/わ
[edit] Derived terms
- ゎ (small form)

